My code crashes if it tries to play a mp3 file, works fine for wav files

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All my sound clips are in mp3, so I do not really feel like translating them tp wav.
If I try to play a mp3 file I get a exception, but the code works fine for .wav files. I figure there must be a way to play mp3 files.

Stream s = TitleContainer.OpenStream("sounds/bag.mp3");

// throws a exceptio if its a mp3 file
SoundEffect effect = SoundEffect.FromStream(s);
FrameworkDispatcher.Update();
effect.Play();

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 18 '13 at 21:39

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It is by design - SoundEffect.FromStream only works with wave files. As per MSDN:

The Stream object must point to the head of a valid PCM wave file. Also, this wave file must be in the RIFF bitstream format.

The audio format has the following restrictions:

Must be a PCM wave file

Can only be mono or stereo

Must be 8 or 16 bit

Sample rate must be between 8,000 Hz and 48,000 Hz

answered Mar 18 '13 at 21:39

Den

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You can. For example, if you use Silverlight+XNA you can use `MediaElement`. Or, if you work on a Windows Phone 8 project, you can use native code to do that via XAudio2. – Den Mar 19 '13 at 02:53

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 24 '13 at 16:40

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Try to use Media Element..

MediaElement MyMedia = new MediaElement();
MyMedia.Source = new Uri("sounds/bag.mp3", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
MyMedia.Play();

edited Sep 24 '13 at 16:40

pinckerman

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answered Sep 24 '13 at 16:09

Belal Ghanem

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MediaElement is VERY buggy and not intended for this kind of use. The sound should be in a supported format and should be played through the XNA library – DotNetRussell Dec 20 '13 at 17:50

My code crashes if it tries to play a mp3 file, works fine for wav files

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